Earthly Remains
(Brunetti 26)
by Donna Leon
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Pub Date Apr 06 2017 | Archive Date Jun 29 2017
Random House UK, Cornerstone | William Heinemann
Description
During the interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Commissario Guido Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret. In the aftermath, he begins to doubt his career choices and realises that he needs a break from the stifling problems of his work.
Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti is shipped off by his wife, Paola, to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant’Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the Venetian laguna. There he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny’s Natural History.
The recuperative stay goes according to plan and Brunetti is finally able to relax, until Davide Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Nobody can find him – not his daughter, not his friends, and not the woman he’d been secretly visiting. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his holiday and discover what happened to the man who had recently become his friend.
In Earthly Remains, Donna Leon shows Venice through an insider’s eyes. From family meals and vaporetti rides to the never-ending influx of tourists and suffocating political corruption, the details and rhythms of everyday Venetian life are at the core of this thrilling novel, and of the terrible crime at its heart.
Advance Praise
'The fabulous Donna Leon' Antonia Fraser, Spectator
'Donna Leon's books are a joy' Guardian
'She is a truly fine novelist, period, and should be acclaimed as such' Times Literary Supplement
'The fabulous Donna Leon' Antonia Fraser, Spectator
'Donna Leon's books are a joy' Guardian
'She is a truly fine novelist, period, and should be acclaimed as such' Times Literary Supplement
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781785151354 |
PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 320 |
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